The Trimble® AX80 is the top-of-the-range, high performance, versatile, and fully integrated airborne LIDAR solution from Trimble, designed to meet most aerial survey requirements. It captures very dense point

clouds at high resolution using a powerful dual laser system with a pulse repetition rate (PRR) of 800 kHz.

The solution also exploits advanced techniques such as simultaneous multi-pulse processing, echo digitization, and waveform analysis. With its Trimble flight planning and sensor management software, and Trimble Inpho

processing software, the AX80 has been designed as an end-to-end solution to deliver unparalleled performance, operational flexibility and efficiency, and in-service reliability. At the same time, however, it offers a low

cost-of-ownership for aerial survey companies while long-term lifecycle support is provided by Trimble’s global organization.

APPLICATIONS

The Trimble AX80 can be used for the majority of survey projects from ultra wide area mapping at 15,000 feet to low-level corridor mapping, and remote sensing. The solution is designed to capture and process dense

point clouds for end-user requirements in the majority of LIDAR application areas. Applications typically include agriculture and forestry management; mining, oil and gas exploration; complex city and urban mapping;

power line and pipeline surveys and monitoring; and snowfield and glacier mapping. The airborne sensor suite can be installed on both fixed- and rotarywing aircraft.

BENEFITS

The solution offers an extensive range of benefits that will help aerial survey companies deliver a high quality service to customers at the same time as lowering cost and risk. These benefits include:

End-to-end process

Designed from the outset as a seamless solution, the Trimble AX80 is supplied with a comprehensive suite of Trimble software tools to enable operators to rapidly plan missions, capture high quality data, and carry out

presentation. The proven workflows offer high productivity to further reduce the cost‑of‑ownership.

Excellent performance

The AX80 integrates two powerful long-range lasers tilted at 28° with respect to each other operating at a total PRR of 800 kHz with a maximum scan frequency of 400 Hz. Beam deflection is achieved through a rotating polygon mirror instead of the more common oscillating mirror, resulting in two sets of parallel scan lines on the ground with uniform point spacing and high accuracy within a 60 degree field-of-view. With the capability of simultaneously

processing up to 10 pulses in the air, the AX80 is ideal for surveying complex terrain.

Operational flexibility

The AX80 offers significant operational flexibility to allow missions to be completed faster, and at lower cost and risk. Survey companies can exploit the performance advantage in a number of ways. For instance, to achieve a given resolution on the ground, flight profiles can be planned more efficiently. This is because the need for track overlap is significantly reduced meaning less time in the air, and missions can be flown at higher altitudes and at economic ground speeds, also enhancing productivity.